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Grant this to me, your servant: Let me live so that I may keep your word.

~ Psalm 119:17 ~

Prayer for Reflection

God of all life,

in you is novelty and everlastingness, lavishness and simplicity.

In me, aware of the needs of humanity

and of the limitations of the earth,

there is confusion over what to buy,

what to preserve,

what to destroy,

and how to be a good steward

of your resources.

Because good works alone do not lead to salvation,

make me open to the prompting of your Holy Spirit.

Then may I live wisely and well.

Prayer on Today’s Theme

Save us, Lord,

from the temptation to buy what we do not need;

from confusing what we need with what we want;

from wasting what we do not own,

from owning what we will never use;

from idealising the past as a golden age;

from bequeathing our children a sorry inheritance.

Strengthen the arm and the will

of all who, for the good of the world you made and love,

challenge our greed

and inform us about appropriate living.

May their words gain a good hearing

so that the world may have a good future.